The memorial day or also called the memorial day in usa had its beginning in 1868 when the commander of the United States John A. Logan gave the general order 11 with the intention of honor those soldiers who died during the Civil War. The commander ordered to leave flags and flowers on the graves of the fallen soldiers in those regions in which they were buried. When is Memorial Day celebrated in the USA?
When is USA Memorial Day?
East Monday May 31, 2022 is celebrated on Memorial Day or Day of the fallen in the USA. A celebration that began to be held in the Arlington National Cemetery and that to this day continues to carry a wreath at the grave of the unknown fallen soldier.
How to celebrate Memorial Day in the USA on May 31, 2022?
In the US it is customary to go to cemeteries to place flowers and flags to those soldiers who died at that time. In addition, in the commemorative monuments they are also filled with flowers and flags thanking what they did for the country.
In addition, the flags are usually raised at half-staff from dawn to noon, as a sign of mourning and respect, and then raised to the highest, in honor of the deceased, as ordered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Along with all this, military parades are held, the most important being the one prepared at the American Veterans Center in Washington DC, which lasts 3 hours, televised to the whole world between 7th and 17th streets.